Includes Executive Summary

Chairman of the National Commission was Thomas H. Kean. Vice-chairman was Lee H. Hamilton

Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-567)

"We have some planes" -- The foundation of the new terrorism -- Counterterrorism evolves -- Responses to Al Qaeda's initial assaults -- Al Qaeda aims at the American homeland -- From threat to threat -- The attack looms -- "The system was blinking red" -- Heroism and horror -- Wartime -- Foresight, and hindsight -- What to do? A global strategy -- How to do it? A different way of organizing the government -- Appendix A: Common abbreviations -- Appendix B: Table of names -- Appendix C: Commission hearings -- Executive summary

"Nearly Three Thousand People Died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. In Lower Manhattan, on a field in Pennsylvania, and along the banks of the Potomac, the United States suffered the single largest loss of life from an enemy attack on its soil. In November 2002 the United States Congress and President George W. Bush established by law the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission. This independent, bipartisan panel was directed to examine the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11 attacks, identify lessons learned, and provide recommendations to safeguard against future acts of terrorism. This is the official government edition of the Commission's final report. Book jacket."--Jacket

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